Moore County News (MCN) is an independent local news publication dedicated to keeping the people of Moore County informed with timely, accurate and locally focused news and weather coverage.

Founded in 2024, MCN grew from nearly 25 years of professional news industry experience and a desire to bring that experience to a locally focused digital publication. MCN was created to bring its own approach to local journalism, combining traditional journalistic standards with the speed and accessibility of digital news to cover the stories and weather that matter to the people of Moore County.

Experience behind our reporting

The people behind Moore County News bring nearly 25 years of professional news industry experience, including covering breaking news, severe weather and major events.

That experience shapes how MCN approaches local journalism today. It means understanding the importance of verifying information, working with sources, providing context, separating fact from speculation and recognizing the responsibility that comes with reporting information that can affect people and their community.

Those principles are at the foundation of MCN.

Local news when it matters

When news breaks, getting accurate information to the community quickly is one of our highest priorities. MCN works to verify what is happening and provide reliable information as quickly as possible, then continues updating its coverage as additional details become available.

Being fast matters, particularly when a story involves public safety, road closures, severe weather or another situation affecting the community. But speed is never more important than accuracy. We believe information should be verified before it is reported, and we do not publish speculation simply to be first.

Reporting the facts, not taking sides

Trust is fundamental to local journalism.

Moore County News is committed to fair, factual and impartial reporting. Our role is not to tell readers what to think or which side of an issue to support. Our responsibility is to gather the facts, verify information, provide appropriate context and present what we know as clearly and accurately as possible.

That approach applies whether we are covering crime, local government, a controversial community issue or a developing breaking news story. We believe readers should be able to distinguish news reporting from opinion, and MCN strives to keep that distinction clear.

Weather coverage focused on Moore County

Weather is an important part of what Moore County News provides to the community.

MCN provides a Daily Forecast focused specifically on Moore County, giving our community a local look at the weather expected each day.

When severe weather threatens, our coverage expands. MCN provides developing weather updates, watches and warnings, storm information and live storm coverage, with an emphasis on what is happening in Moore County and what residents need to know.

Just as with breaking news, our goal during severe weather is to provide useful information quickly and accurately, while maintaining a strong local focus throughout the event.

Moore County is our focus

MCN is built around the community it serves. We cover the towns, communities, roads, public agencies and people of Moore County because local news should be local.

We understand the responsibility that comes with reporting on our neighbors and our community. Accuracy matters. Fairness matters. Context matters. And earning and maintaining the trust of our readers matters.

Whether it is a major breaking news story, severe weather approaching the county, a decision by local government or a story about the history and people that make Moore County unique, our goal is to keep our community informed.

Thank you for trusting Moore County News for your local news and weather.

Moore County News. Because Local Matters.